Re: [admin] Using the NANOG list as a paging mechanism

[Patrick Clochesy <patrick () chegg com>]

I think the "page" is going to the list because the sender does not know the contact for the site, and the list 
provides a good way to find someone to handle the request... the intended recipient of the page being a north american 
network operator :) 

We could come up with a list or an updateable site, but it's bound to be abused and thus ignored, the same reason 
people arn't sending to abuse@ and postmaster@ in the first place. 

-Patrick 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Hannigan" <hannigan () gmail com> 
To: nanog () merit edu 
Cc: "nanog-admin" <nanog-admin () nanog org> 
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2008 2:42:13 PM (GMT-0800) America/Los_Angeles 
Subject: [admin] Using the NANOG list as a paging mechanism 


Hi Folks, 

We'd like to politely note that paging each other on the list without 
content or context is generally off-topic. These messages are 
perceived by many as fragments that are not useful to the wider 
community. If you could provide some level of detail as to why you are 
using the list to reach someone, it would be much appreciated. 

There are many benefits to this approach including more eyes on the 
issue (and the message) as well as a faster MTTR. If the issue is not 
involving the public Internet, then it's probably safe to conclude 
that a private approach may be better. 

Best Regards, 

Martin Hannigan 
NANOG Mailing List Committee